Tim Lincecum will make his highly anticipated Angels debut today just across the bay from where he spent the first nine seasons of his career playing for the Giants.
Yankees come out swinging, bury Twins
The first three Yankees to hit all came around to score against Minnesota left-hander Pat Dean as part of a four-run first inning, and New York never looked back en route to an 8-2 rout at Target Field on Friday night that secured the Yanks at least a split of the four-game series.
Burns’ walk-off sends A’s past Angels in wild 9th
Billy Burns delivered a walk-off single with two outs in the ninth inning to give the A’s a 3-2 victory over the Angels in Friday night’s series opener at the Coliseum.
Springer lays out for athletic diving catch
George Springer’s diving catch in the sixth inning of Friday’s 4-2 loss to the Reds to rob Adam Duvall of a hit wasn’t as dramatic as pulling back a home run, but it was just as impressive considering the athleticism and speed it took to make the play.
Royals roll, snap Fulmer’s streak at 33 1/3
Salvador Perez homered and drilled a two-run double, snapping Tigers rookie Michael Fulmer’s club record consecutive scoreless innings streak, as the Royals rolled to a 10-3 triumph on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium.
Suarez, Reds squeeze out win over Astros in 11th
Eugenio Suarez had an RBI double and scored on a suicide squeeze by Ramon Cabrera as the Reds pushed across a pair of runs against reliever Pat Neshek in the 11th inning to beat the Astros, 4-2, on Friday night at Minute Maid Park.
Not at his best, Gray still gives Rox a chance
Friday will go down statistically as another solid start, albeit in a 5-1 loss to the Marlins, for Rockies rookie right-hander Jon Gray.
D-backs crush six dingers in rout of Phillies
The D-backs tied a franchise record with six home runs — including two each from Peter O’Brien and Yasmany Tomas — and got a solid start from Robbie Ray to beat the Phillies, 10-2, on Friday night at Citizens Bank Park.
Yelich homers as Marlins 1-hit Rockies
Christian Yelich connected on a two-run homer and Giancarlo Stanton delivered a two-run single that rallied the Marlins to a 5-1 win over the Rockies on Friday night at Marlins Park.
Big Papi helps BTS leader move beyond 40
Beat the Streak has a new active leader, who is now more than 70 percent of the way to collecting the $5.6 million grand prize.
Jays take their bat-trick show on the road
The Blue Jays’ high-powered offense has officially returned, and that could mean trouble for the Orioles and the rest of the teams in the American League East. Toronto scored early and often in a lopsided 13-3 victory over Baltimore on Friday night at Camden Yards.
Streaking Carpenter lone Cardinal to solve Hamels
On a night when Rangers starting pitcher Cole Hamels dominated the Cardinals’ lineup, Matt Carpenter clearly saw something his teammates didn’t in a 1-0 loss Friday night.
Wright optioned to Triple-A after rough start
Mike Wright’s second chance with Orioles has ended for now. After the right-hander’s previous demotion to Triple-A in early June lasted just a day because of an injury to teammate Darren O’Day, Baltimore has sent Wright down to Norfolk again, the team announced after his start Friday night.
Braves ride strong Gant to 3rd straight win
Facing the club that drafted him in the 21st round back in 2011, John Gant earned his first career Major League win, allowing just one run on two hits over 6 2/3 innings to lead the Braves to a 5-1 series-opening victory over the Mets on Friday at Citi Field.
Gutierrez’s career night powers Mariners
Franklin Gutierrez’s monster performance at Fenway Park lifted the Mariners to an 8-4 victory on Friday night. The left fielder walloped two homers and notched a career-high six RBIs.
O’Brien displays power with two-homer game
In his first week in the big leagues this year, D-backs outfielder Peter O’Brien has seen a steady diet of breaking balls.
Hamels happy to pick up where Lewis left off
Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels lost his no-hit bid in the fourth inning Friday night when he gave up a single to Matt Carpenter. But Hamels was still almost as good as Colby Lewis was on Thursday in Oakland, as the left-hander pitched the Rangers to a 1-0 victory over the Cardinals at Busch Stadium.